"Windows 11" will be available on October 5 from the same day.

　Microsoft announced on August 31 (local time) that the next OS "Windows 11" will be available on October 5.A new OS PC will be released on the same day, and the free upgraded PCs with existing upgraded Windows 10 will also be rolled out.

　The free upgrade varies depending on the free upgrade to "Windows 10", depending on the qualification of individual PC hardware, reliability metric, and the number of years of PC use.

　Free upgrades are expected to last until mid -2022.The current support for Windows 10 is until October 14, 2025.

　A notification will come when upgrading is possible.You can also check [Settings] → [Windows Update] → [Confirmation of Updates].

　In addition, it is planned to be able to download the application "PC Normal Check App" to confirm whether your PC is subject to Windows 11 upgrades, but it is now "prepared".

　Microsoft also introduced OEM PCs to be released on Windows 11 on October 5, but it is still unknown whether it will be released in Japan on the same day.Acer, ASUS, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, Microsoft (Surface series) notebook PCs are introduced.

　The use of Android apps, one of the features of Windows 11, is not supported as of October 5."I'm looking forward to continuing my journey to introduce Android apps to Windows 11 and Microsoft Store. It starts with a few months of Windows Insider Preview."

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